Notes / Commercial Description:
La Fin du Monde was developed through 18 months of research on a unique strain of yeast originating from Europe. It is brewed in honor of the intrepid European explorers who believed they had reached the “end of the world” when they discovered North America ‘the new world’. This triple-style golden ale recreates the style of beer originally developed in the Middle Ages by trappist monks for special occasions and as such it was the first of its kind to be brewed in North America.

Pours yellow, lots of haze. Pillowy, 1" head with great retention and lace. Aroma was metallic and boozy, I really did not enjoy it.

Taste, more boozy-ness, has a lot of yeast and spice rack to it. Some mixture of green apple, band aids, formaldehyde, vanilla, Sephora in the mall. Coats the mouth with flavors I'm not into. Relatively thin body that packs tons of flavor and alcohol heat into it.

Pours a hazy golden color with a thick frothy white head. Two fingers that slowly dissipates down to a half finger white foamy head with thick frothy lacing along the glass. Very nice head retention overall.

Smell has aromas of belgian yeast, lemon zest, honey, fresh cut flowers and undertones of a pleasant spice and pepper.

Taste follows the nose with a pleasant mild yeast flavor coming through initially followed by notes of lemon zest and honey. Finish has some spice, clove, and pepper that balances the mild sweetness from the notes of honey. Hops provide a nice floral character to the beer with some mild bitterness on the finish. Really wonderful example of the tripel golden ale. Flavor hides the ABV (9%) dangerously well.

Feel is smooth and creamy. Dry finish makes for a very nice segue into the next sip. Medium carbonation gives the beer a effervescent champaign like feel.

Overall just an outstanding beer. Great example of the style (tripel style golden ale) and great beer on its own.

Best by Oct. of 2017
This is clearly one of the best Belgian-style trippels.
Hazy light orange color. Nice head that dissipates quickly leaving a nice web on the glass.
Slight sweet citrus up front (or is that peachy?) with a hint of banana.
Mid is a light spice with a mild sweetness.
Finishes with a balanced malty spice.
Great balance between the alcohol content and the sweetness. Just enough hoppiness.
This one wants to be consumed while sitting at a tavern in front of a large stone fireplace contemplating the meaning of anything.

Wonderful packaging, to start off with, the silver foil topper is a great touch on an already nice bottle.

Pours out with a heavy head that slowly dies down after around 4-5 minutes, leaving a thin foam on a rich straw yellow body. Smells citrus and spicy, hints of coriander and citrus zest dominate.

The taste reflects the smell well, sharp citrus zing with a strong toasted spice undertone, finishing surprisingly light. As other reviews have noted it definitely changes with temperature, acquiring a slightly more bitter edge as it warms, and a thinner mouth feel. Not bad, just a distinct change from it served around 10-12C.

Overall a delicious tripel, expressing layers of flavor as you drink, many more and more complex than commonly seen. Very worthy of it's rating, and as I found it for $1.60, a fantastic deal too.

First, let me say the label on the bottle is one of the most appealing I've ever seen. The province of Québec with the headline/title "The End of the World''... sounds promising.

And it is! This strong Tripel (9%ABV) as pointed out by previous reviewers is drinkable as hell so watch your step if you're out in Montréal on a winters night. I've had better, yet it would definitely be one of my beer of choice if I wasn't living so far away from the place. Santé !

The beer pours an extremely light, hazy copper with a pure white head that is about two finger widths that leaves ample Belgian lacing.

The aroma is yeasty with hints of citrus and banana. There is a mild hint of cloves.

The initial taste is sweet with the citrus hitting the tongue right away. In the middle the beer changes little except that the sweetness becomes more evenly balanced with earthy tones. The beer finishes with the a hint of banana and clove mixed in with a light maltiness.

The mouthfeel of this beer is crisp, light and refreshing.

Overall this is a really good triple. It is so light and subtle that you will not notice the 9% abv! A nice light refreshing beer that is perfect for the summer.

Look- hazy drab orange, clear and deep with magnificent bubbles when pouring, just the right about of head on top.

Smell- distinct, direct but light with smooth spices

Taste- Fresh, hints of coriander suttel spices that tie together with ease

Feel- Light, but fills the pallet with a gigantic taste but not overpowering, feels rich initially but then sits well, lushes.

Overall- Tastes like a beer I'd want to have a conversation with, a stranger, but feels like I've known you my whole life. Well traveled but not full of it self. Very interesting personality, has a lot to know and understand but doesn't throw it all at you right away.

Quite simply the best tripel ive ever had...look is a deep dark orange, smell is of ripe fruit and alcohol, taste is the same but with a little smokey and sweet, mouthfeel incredible for the style....an old one but those are the best.there is no better tripel out there.

Wow. I suspect this might be what an Imperial Bavarian-style Hefe Weissen might taste like if there was such an animal (and I do like a hefe). Cloudy gold color. Nose is yeast, bread, cloves, a bit of banana, a bit of booze - wonderful, with a taste that follows the nose profile. Nicely carbonated; not as dry as other Tripels I have had recently. Doesn't completely hide the ABV which comes through at the end, but it is smooth and drinkable enough that this on could sneak up on you. World class.

** 01/02/2012
Bottle at Dubh Linn Square. Citrus,Dark Cloudy pour,Citrus, belgian yeast "wang", but smoothed over.good carbonation. Oh no, It's the end of the world. I wouldn't be so upset if I had one of these in my hand.
**
03/28/2015
Drinking, Bottle to "Hotel Water Glass", at the Borgata. I've had this a few times since 2008 and it never disappoints; I've found some other Unibroue's I like better (Le Terrible, Trois Pistoles), but this is still the one from my 2008 trip to Montreal that I remember.
**

One of the best Tripels I have ever tasted. Tried it after reading positive reviews on BA. This is a bottle conditioned ale that (IMHO) needs to be poured like directed on Unibroue's web site; they recommend the yeast be mixed into the beer by gently turning the bottle upside down.
Make sure you pour it into a glass that will not only allow an appreciation of the floral/citrus notes, but that will also accommodate a sizable head. Goes down very smooth, extremely drinkable.
Turned my son-in-law, who was predominately an IPA fan, into someone who has now testing other Belgian ales by having him try this brew.

Poured from a bottle dated best by 10-26-18, so i'm drinking it really fresh it would appear. Pours a very bubbly bright white head and a golden lightly carbonated, wheat-beer body. Lacing is webby and sporadic. Smell is kind of like licorice and root beer hard candy, mixed with clove-like spices, but very ale-like and sophisticated, not gimmicky. Wheat-backbone carries the spiced, refreshing, fruity esters down the throat. Pears, maybe I'm just imagining, but this is a really next-level beer that always is peeling back another layer to reveal more interesting and unique attributes. Highly recommended, it's like a unique, spiced wheat beer that hides its alcohol better than anything I've ever tried. It manages to accomplish these things subtletly while maintaining OG wheat beer characteristics, unlike anything I've tried. Cheers!

Licorice and root beer candies is what the first sip gives me. It reminds me of my childhood, drinking a old soda pop, but cutting the sugar. Grown up and sophisticated. Smells slightly of an earthy root beer plant. That's all I can really say, it hides it's alcohol extremely well. This is a future desert for me when I don't want something sweet.

At the top of the Tripel category with 2,954 reviews and almost five-figure Hads as the #2, I'm highly unlikely to add much value in a review. I ditto those who favor this ale among Unibroue's fine collection.

But, I also will offer this comment: as the Fin Du Monde warms during the meal, it really becomes two distinct ales, though obviously related. When the food is hot, the beer cools and calms the palate and complements the spices along the way. (I last had this ale with Thai pad thai.) But as the meal finishes, the ale flavors get stronger and it boosts this process if you pour the yeast in at end of the bottle.

Interestingly, MJ's 1999 edition gave this 2.5 stars out of 4. (I wonder if this recipe and brewer has improved significantly in two decades.) MJ's simple, short reviews (who I should learn from) was: "suggestions of honey and anise.) I interpret the master as saying: KISS, Keep It Simple & Short.

4/11/16 Tasted again... new flash...
The alcohol interferes with the taste of the tomato/basil sauce; really overwhelmed the food at the end. Next time, I'll try this as prelude to the food. As for the 4 pack I just bought, I think I'll store the remaining 3 for the 2018 date and see if it cools off.

9/7/16 True to form, I did not save the rest of the 4 pack for another year... but that is just as good. I had it with a pesto pasta dish and think that the five months did this ale well and the carbonation moderated so the food could stand on its own. Because of all the pepper, don't drink this beer young with mild foods. Let the beer's peppery flavors mellow a few months and pair it with spicier foods. There is good reason why this ale is so popular: great to drink, interesting to pair.

Pours a hazy golden with a truly luxurious head. The aroma has pears, lemon, yeast, faint banana, spice, flowers, sweetness. Very nice. A complex taste, with the spice, yeast, and fruits from the aroma coming back. High carbonation, which makes this a dangerous beer to open. Alcohol burn is present. This is great! Head and shoulders above other North American tripels like New Belgium's. Worth every penny.